Kent Gilbert
Kent Gilbert | |
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| Born | May 25, 1952 Idaho, United States |
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Kent Sidney Gilbert (born May 25, 1952, in Idaho, United States) is an American commentator working in Japan, lawyer of California. He first came to Japan in 1971 as a Mormon missionary. After returning to the United States, he received a law degree (LL.D.) as well as an MBA from Brigham Young University.
While working in Japan as an attorney in 1983, he had a chance to perform as a stand-in for a foreign theatrical company, which led to other opportunities on Japanese television and in films. He is a foreign celebrity (gaijin tarento) and is often on news programs as a commentator with a "foreign" point of view.[1][2] He is known as one of "the two Kents" (along with Kent Derricott).[3][4]
Gilbert lives in Tokyo and also maintains a residence in Orem, Utah.[citation needed] He made an appearance in Kazuki Ōmori's Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.
Gilbert maintains the Japanese government never forced women to work as prostitutes or comfort women during World War II.[5][6]
In April 2018, Gilbert was appointed visiting professor at Okayama University of Science.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ "Orem Native Kent Gilbert Is Top Celebrity In Japan". Orem-Geneva Times. April 4, 1984.
- ^ "Ferraris, Sing-Alongs, Sexy Ads Help Tokyo Language Schools Sell ABCs". Los Angeles Times. April 21, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dennis Lythgoe (2003-03-28). "2 Utahns tire of fame in Japan". Deseret Morning News. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Two Kents from Utah reach TV-star status in Japan". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 9, 1988 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Who Are the Revisionist? Check the Facts Kent Gilbert Official
- ^ Japanese Still Brainwashed by the War Guilt Information Program Kent Gilbert Official
- ^ ケント・ギルバート on Twitter(in Japanese)
- ^ @kentgilbert01 (16 April 2018). "正しくは岡山理科大学客員教授ですね。プロフィールにも入れておきました。決着する日を楽しみをにしていますよ。" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via Twitter.(in Japanese)
External links[]
- Kent Gilbert at IMDb
- Gilbert, Kent S. 1952- in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- ケント・ギルバート on Twitter(in Japanese)
- Kent Gilbert on Facebook(in Japanese)
- You Are Going To Know? (blog, last update Aug. 25, 2017)
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